Man, even I must admit that these babies are adorable!! And I absolutely hate skunks ever since the disaster that was the husband and dog skunking incident of 2007. I honestly thought we would never get rid of that smell, ugh.

I have four skunks that live under my barn and eat my cat's food every night. They didn't seem afraid of me so I got as close to them as I could, eventually just a few feet away while they ate. Soon I discovered they loved walnuts and would come to me when I tapped my fingers on the ground followed by a walnut. I was so tempted to pet them because they looked so soft and fluffy. Eventually I couldn't help myself and I reached down and touched one. She froze for a moment and then went back to eating her walnuts. After that I could reach down and pet her anytime she was around, food or not. Now I can pet three of the four and yes, they really are that soft.